LGBT Rights

By Tracey Begley The legal and political debate in Argentina over same-sex marriage reflects the tension between two differing opinions: that the ability to marry is a fundamental right which may be achieved through judicial interpretation, and that the legality…

Seoul Administrative Court Due in part to the strong cultural influence of Confucianism, South Korea is a conservative society with a generally negative public perception of homosexuality. It was not until 2000, when Korean celebrity Seok-cheon Hong publicly announced…

Mexico City’s legislative assembly recently voted to change the definition of marriage, legalizing gay marriage. Representatives voted in December 2009 to change the Civil Code, which previously defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman and now…

The Chinese government has only recently taken steps to address the nation’s HIV/AIDS epidemic. Earlier efforts focused primarily on foreigners, because the government believed that HIV/AIDS only affected homosexuals and that homosexuality was limited in China. China’s inability to effectively…

The High Court of Delhi handed down a landmark decision on July 2, 2009, immediately igniting fierce debate throughout India. The opinion in Naz Foundation v. Government of NCT Delhi declared that Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code violated…